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Marine Science Institute

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  • Edward J. Buskey
  • Kenneth H. Dunton
  • Deana L. Erdner
  • Lee A. Fuiman
  • Wayne S. Gardner
  • G. Joan Holt
  • Zhanfei Liu
  • James W. McClelland
  • Dong-Ha Min
  • Pablo Munguia
  • Luiz A. Rocha
  • G. Christopher Shank
  • Peter Thomas
  • Tracy A. Villareal
  • Benjamin D. Walther
  • J.A. Colin Nicol
  • Carl H. Oppenheimer
  • D.E. Wohlschlag
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  • Anthony F. Amos
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Scientific Staff

Anthony F. Amos, Research Fellow 
Physical Oceanography / Instrumentation 

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• *Michael Earney, Animal Attendant I
• *Guy Davis, Animal Attendant I

Edward J. Buskey, Ph.D., Research Professor 
Marine Zooplankton Ecology

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Kenneth H. Dunton, Ph.D., Research Professor 
Marine Botany and Coastal Ecology

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Deana L. Erdner, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Phytoplankton Ecology

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Lee A. Fuiman, Ph.D., Research Professor & Director
Fish Biology

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Wayne S. Gardner, Ph.D., Research Professor 

Nutrient Energy Transformations in Coastal Ecosystems

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• Mark McCarthy, M.S., Research Scientist Associate I*

G. Joan Holt, Ph.D., Assoc. Dir. Mariculture & Senior Research Scientist 
Mariculture / Larval Fish Studies

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• Leonardo Ibarra Castro, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
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• Barrett Fines, M.S., Research Scientist Assistant
• Rene Lopez, B.S., Research Scientist Assistant
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• Scott A. Holt, M.S., Research Fellow 

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Marine Organic Geochemistry/Environmental Analytical Chemistry


James W. McClelland, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Land-Sea Coupling/Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics/Biogeochemistry

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Dong-Ha Min, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Tracer Oceanography

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Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (MANERR)

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Pablo Munguia, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Marine Community Ecology

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Luiz A. Rocha, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Marine Fish Evolution and Ecology

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G. Christopher Shank, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Coastal Geochemistry

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Peter Thomas, Ph.D., Research Professor 
Marine Toxicology/Reproductive Physiology

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Tracy A. Villareal, Ph.D., Research Professor
Phytoplankton Ecology

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• *Kathleen Swanson, M.S., Research Scientist Assistant

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*part-time/temporary